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HPV Vaccine Out of Reach for College Students
A new vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the cervical cancer it can cause could be an invaluable contribution to women's health. With 80 percent of women contracting some...
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10 Reasons Why the Fight for Reproductive Justice Is Still Essential
Also posted at Feministe and the Huffington Post. 35 years after Roe v. Wade solidified American womens' right to abortion, reproductive rights remain in limbo. And while abortion rights are crucial to...
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How Will Feminists Vote?
Today is Super Tuesday, and the feminist vote is torn. Much has been made of the gender gap and the generation gap in the Democratic primary, with women supposedly drawn to Clinton and younger people...
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Survival Guide for Life in a Sexist Society
Editor's note: Since this Q&A was conducted, it has come to light that It's a Jungle Out There contains racist cartoons of "natives" in a jungle setting. AlterNet does not condone nor promote books...
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Criminal Penalties for Abortion Rejected Across the Globe
When you live in a country where abortion rights remain a contentious issue in every election and anti-choice activists are emboldened enough to demonstrate against the birth control pill, there are a...
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Sonia Sotomayor's Background Will Affect Her Judicial Decisions -- and That's...
Let's get this out of the way first: Sonia Sotomayor is not a perfect liberal judge. She is not astoundingly progressive or notably feminist. She isn't a tireless champion of civil rights or a first...
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The Tiller Murder Wasn't a Lone Killer's Sick Plot; It Came Out of the...
George Tiller, a Kansas physician, was shot to death in church on Sunday. He was one of only a handful of doctors in the United States providing late-term therapeutic abortions for women in need --...
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Ross Douthat Wants Women to Be Walking Wombs
Ross Douthat apparently finds it paradoxical that some women want to have children but can’t, and some can have children but don’t want to, and the ones that don’t want to aren’t giving birth for the...
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"I Submit My Used Tampon As Evidence": Helping Out the Right-Wingers Who Want...
There’s a new bill in Georgia sponsored by Rep. Bobby Franklin that would require women to file police reports when they miscarry, since fetuses are Georgia citizens and their deaths are potential...
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Traditional Marriage Is Dead -- Let's Celebrate
It's finally time to ring the death knell for traditional marriage. Last week, the Obama administration released a comprehensive report on the status of American women, the first of its kind since...
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Why Garment Sizing is a Social Class Issue
It is about time.In one store, you’re a Size 4, in another a Size 8, and in another a Size 10 — all without gaining an ounce.It’s a familiar problem for many women, as standard sizing has never been...
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What's the Most Popular Porn Site on Earth? (And What Does That Say About Our...
This whole article is pretty interesting – who would have guessed that porn only accounts for 4% of the internet? – but this part stood out:So what's the most popular porn site on the planet?The...
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Interview With a Lapsed Christian Virgin Shows Why "Purity" Messages Are So...
Better feminists than I have written entire books on this topic (see The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women), but damn if this Hairpin interview with a lapsed...
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Why Sex Before Marriage Is the Moral Thing to Do
Americans love to tout the value of waiting until marriage to have sex. We teach abstinence-only education in schools across the country, and even comprehensive sex-ed programs often point out that...
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How the GOP's Real Agenda Is Revealed in Their Nasty Rape Comments
Dear GOP candidates and party members,I'm going to give you some free campaign advice: stop talking about rape.The latest Republican rape commentary comes from Romney-endorsedIndiana senatorial...
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Why God, Family and Tradition Do Not Equal Happiness
Are we living in a post-familial age? According to a new report, The Rise of Post-Familialism: Humanity's Future?, the answer is yes: the traditional family unit is slowly dying out as more people...
View ArticleRevenge Porn: How a Jilted Lover Can Destroy Your Life
What does it say about society that websites where angry men shame their ex-lovers are thriving?
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How to Have a Fun, Healthy Sex Life Free of Anxiety and Hang-Ups
Pleasure-centered sexuality means that sex doesn't have to come with self-loathing or anxiety; sex doesn't have to be performative or even "normal". Trailblazing sexuality researcher Virginia Johnson...
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Opting Out? When Are We Going to Involve Men in the Discussion of Work-Life...
New York Times Magazine piece just talks about women . . . again. Doesn't everyone want balance? Is it possible to "opt out" of a lucrative career, enjoy an egalitarianmarriage and then opt back in to...
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The Complications of Gender and Booze: Men Drink Much More Than Women, But...
It’s a sexist culture that wrings its collective hands over female “bad behavior” and uses the specter of sexual assault to keep women fearfulI like to drink. I usually have a glass of wine (or two)...
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The Way America Eats Is Killing Us
What can we do to change our disastrous corporate food culture?It will shock no one to hear that Americans are remarkably unhealthy eaters. A new American Diet Report Card (pdf) confirms it: we eat far...
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The Real Reason Women Might Regret Casual Sex
A new study reveals sexual regret isn't about sex itself.The "walk of shame" is a Sunday morning ritual on college campuses (and sometimes beyond) across the United States: young women, hair matted and...
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Boob Deodorant? The Latest Absurdity From the Beauty Industry
Inventing problems with women's (and now men's) bodies and offering a 'cure' fuels the multi-billion dollar beauty industry.Ladies, I have some good news and I have some bad news. The first piece of...
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Have We Gone Too Far with 'Trigger Warnings'—Cautionary Notes that Certain...
College students are being warned about every piece of potentially offensive literature.Trigger Warning: this piece discusses trigger warnings. It may also look askance at college students who are now...
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Does the Ivy League Have a Sexual Assault Problem?
An anonymous Harvard sexual assault victim exposes a culture of exceptionalism that may lead to violence – but little change.You've heard this story before: A young woman is sexually assaulted on her...
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Girls Who Get 'Caught in a Bad Romance' Risk More Than Just Their Broken Hearts
A study shows that bad relationships cause girls real damage. The lesson? Teach young women to value themselves.For high school girls, the reality of romance often feels less like Cinderella and more...
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Why Sex Before Marriage Is the Moral Thing to Do
Lasting, loving relationships are built on intimacy.Americans love to tout the value of waiting until marriage to have sex. We teach abstinence-only education in schools across the country, and even...
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